Discuss the plans and preparations you would make to enroll a child with a physical impairment, birth to age 8, in an early childhood setting to ensure their full participation in gross motor activities with their typical peers.

Physical Disability

Discuss the plans and preparations you would make to enroll a child with a physical impairment, birth to age 8, in an early childhood setting to ensure their full participation in gross motor activities with their typical peers.

Identify the materials, learning activities, socialization, and independence strategies you would implement in your program.

Explain how you would re-draw the floor plan for a classroom that has children who use walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, standing chairs, and other adaptive equipment. Finally describe how you would prepare the typical developing peers for the addition of this child with a physical impairment in the program

Does the author present a clear argument in his/her discussion?Are the spelling, grammar and syntax on the college level?

There is a 50% chance that any proposition is true. Since “God exists” is a proposition, there is at least a 50% chance that God exists. If there’s a 50% chance that God exists, it makes sense to believe that he does.

1. Does this paper identify have a clear ?

2. Does this paper contain only relevant information? Are the citations completed properly?

3. Does the paper attribute the correct view to the philosophers in question?

4. Is/are the philosopher’s view presented with the appropriate level of detail?

5. Does the author present a clear argument in his/her discussion?

6. Does the paper cohere? Or, is the paper a hodgepodge of disparate ideas?

7. Does the conclusion tie together the different phases of the paper? Or, is the conclusion  non-sequitur?

8. Are the spelling, grammar and syntax on the college level?

9. Does the author make appropriate and accurate use of course concepts in constructing his or her discussion? Intangibles: Is the paper on the assigned topic? Is it the author’s own work?

How does human compassion inform our understanding of the world?

How does human compassion inform our understanding of the world?

letter to the editor, keep in mind that compassion and empathy refer to the feelings you get in response to another’s emotions, suffering, or misfortune combined with a desire to help. Use at least two direct quotes to support your claim. As you write, keep in mind the unit’s essential question: How does human compassion inform our understanding of the world?
You will now apply what you have observed about empathy and write a letter to the editor about an issue as though you are one of the characters from the assigned readings.

What is the Cognitive Revolution and how did it give rise to human language and symbolic thinking? What distinguishes human language and our ability to think symbolically from other animals and their ability to communicate with sounds?

In Sapiens, the author argues that at the center of human relationships and human community is language and the ideas that it allows us to communicate. Language and ideas are part of the realm of human culture made possible by what is called the “Cognitive Revolution.”

What is the Cognitive Revolution and how did it give rise to human language and symbolic thinking?
What distinguishes human language and our ability to think symbolically from other animals and their ability to communicate with sounds?
What are the two central functions of language as described by the author of Sapiens?
Explain how each of these two functions help to create two different types of human communities. Explain the two different types of communities they are able to create.
Lastly, what does the author mean by “An Imagined Order” and how does this concept relate to the functions of language? Provide an example from the text to illustrate what an imagined order is. Explain this example including why it is an example of an Imagined Order.

How would you describe the classroom’s physical space? To what degree is the teacher prepared for the day’s lesson?

Special Education









Danielson’s Domains, Components, and Elements Observed
Planning and Preparation

1. Identify the PA state standards to be addressed in the lesson .

2. Identify the Instructional Outcomes for the lesson: Students will be able to…..

3. What resources/technology were used to facilitate the lesson and/or to differentiate instruction?

4. What provisions were made for individuals with special needs?

Classroom Environment

1. Describe any unique characteristics and learning needs of students in the classroom .

2. How would you describe the classroom’s physical space? To what degree is the teacher
prepared for the day’s lesson?

3. Describe classroom management techniques the teacher used. What are some observable procedures and routines? What clear student and teacher expectations are already in place?

4. Observe and reflect on teacher-to-student and student-to-student interactions. Does this reflect an environment of respect and rapport?

5. How were student behaviors addressed?

6. What evidence do you see that indicate that the classroom is a “culture of learning?)

Develop a pre-assessment and post-assessment to address academic content and demonstrate growth.

The purpose of this assignment is to design a differentiated unit with a minimum of five (5) lessons.
Assignment Expectations: Using Heacox’s eight steps as a guide, create an in-depth unit that includes intentional differentiation for four specific learners.
● Align instruction and unit to Academic Standards
● Rewrite your standards as KUDO’s.
● Utilize a pre-assessment for student interest and/or learning preferences
● Develop a pre-assessment and post-assessment to address academic content and
demonstrate growth.

Describe all that must be done to properly prepare to negotiate, negotiate and ratify a collective bargaining agreement, such as Form a Committee, Make Ground Rules, Do Examples.

Collective Bargaining Negotiations

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROJECT OUTLINE
Identify collective bargaining agreement by parties and unit.

Describe all that must be done to properly prepare to negotiate, negotiate and ratify a collective bargaining agreement, such as Form a Committee, Make Ground Rules, Do Examples.

List at least five (5) provisions you wish to negotiate to change in order of your priorities.

Write the language of the existing collective bargaining agreement and then the language as you would have it changed in mark-up form.

State the reason you want the change.

State the interpretation of the language as amended.

State the best rationalizable proposal or proposals you might make in order to achieve your goal in negotiations.

If you want to reduce Comp Time Carryover from 200 hours a year to 150 hours a year, you first might propose to reduce it to 100 and then later to 125.

State the arguments/rationale you would raise with the opposite party in support of your position.

State anything you would offer and at what stage, in order to get agreement to your proposal.

State to what point you would go to achieve your goal, negotiations, fact-finding, strikeor conciliation.
Describe all you will do in preparing for negotiations, negotiating and ratifying the agreement.

Are you clear about the benefits? Think about the 3 Es . Are you looking to improve effectiveness? Are you looking to prove efficiency? Are you looking to improve the economics of what you are doing? You don’t have to have all but at least one of the Es.

Evaluating the impact of the B.A.S.I.C. Coaching model in promoting leadership development among senior leaders within an educational setting.
⦁ You can embed Excel, visualisations as it breaks up report and makes it easier.
⦁ Your idea in picture conveys ideas more coherently and multiple levels.
⦁ Apply STAR story idea – situation that needed to be changed, demonstrate what I’ve done, how I’ve done it.
⦁ Cost benefits analysis: repurposed my time & that of my colleagues. Time represents around 80% of school budget. Recognise amount spent in terms of time.
⦁ Are you clear about the benefits? Think about the 3 Es . Are you looking to improve effectiveness? Are you looking to prove efficiency? Are you looking to improve the economics of what you are doing? You don’t have to have all but at least one of the Es.
⦁ Start with effectiveness which leads to efficiency. If you can save time/money in some areas then economy comes in. What’s the project good use of my time and colleagues?
⦁ What are the benefits of my investments? It doesn’t have to be immediate. It can be in phases leading to months of fruition. Long term benefits leads to greater impact.

How is your group exercise training and conditioning program going to improve your participant’s physical fitness?

Physical Literacy – Lifetime Physical Activity – Adults

Choose 2 of the components of Integrated Fitness as listed in AFAA’s text book . Using the principle of specificity, and the three types of specificity the body will respond to, design a 30 minute group exercise training and conditioning program for adults with low levels of physical literacy, and a chronic disease .
Present your brief lesson plan for the exercise training and conditioning program.
How is your group exercise training and conditioning program going to improve your participant’s physical literacy?
How is your group exercise training and conditioning program going to improve your participant’s physical fitness?
Will your group exercise program encourage your participants to become more physically active out side of class?